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handle is hein.cbhear/fdsysagpg0001 and id is 1 raw text is: AUT-ENTICATED US. GOVERNMENT INFORMATION GP DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2016 WEDNESDAY, MAY 6, 2015 U.S. SENATE, SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS, Washington, DC. The subcommittee met at 10:35 a.m., in room SD-192, Dirksen Senate Office Building, Hon. Thad Cochran (chairman) presiding. Present: Senators Cochran, Shelby, Collins, Murkowski, Blunt, Daines, Moran, Durbin, Leahy, Feinstein, Mikulski, Reed, Tester, Udall, and Schatz. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY STATEMENT OF HON. ASHTON B. CARTER, SECRETARY ACCOMPANIED BY HON. MIKE McCORD, UNDER SECRETARY OF DEFENSE (COMPTROLLER) AND CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER OPENING STATEMENT OF SENATOR THAD COCHRAN Senator COCHRAN. The committee will please come to order. Today our Subcommittee on Defense Appropriations reviews the budget request of the Department of Defense (DOD). We are very pleased to welcome Secretary of Defense Ash Carter and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Martin Dempsey, United States Army. This is our final scheduled hearing of the year on the 2016 Defense budget request. The subcommittee recognizes the uncertainty of the current fiscal environment and the impact it has on the Department of Defense and its planning. We also appreciate the complexity of building the fiscal year 2016 budget request, and we look forward to comments from Secretary Carter and General Dempsey on how we can sup- port our men and women in uniform and our national security in- terests. We are pleased to recognize Dr. Carter on his first appear- ance before the subcommittee in his capacity as Secretary of De- fense. Mr. Secretary, we look forward to working with you. Secretary CARTER. Thank you. Senator COCHRAN. I also want to recognize that this will be Gen- eral Dempsey's final appearance before the Defense Subcommittee as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. General Dempsey, you have served with distinction since 2011, and this committee is grateful for your contributions. We will miss your valuable insight when your term comes to an end in October. (1)